Friends of Fishergate

Donation Day on Monday 4th December for the School Christmas Fair

Please deliver your wonderful donations for the school fair from 8.45 – 9.00am (drop-off) into the lower school hall. Helpers at tables will be waiting for your kind and generous offerings.

This year we are looking donations along the following lines:

Chocolate Tombola

  • Chocolate items, gifts and treats
  • Boxes, bars, biscuits, any size, any shape & any flavour!

Bottle Tombola

  • Wines, beer, cider, sparkling wines, spirits, posh cordials, mixers, liqueurs, sherry, port, tonics, pop, sparkling water.
  • Bottles must be UNOPENED to be accepted.
  • Please note any children that win a bottle of alcohol must have their adult collect it.

General Tombola

  • We are looking for NEW or unwanted new giftable items
  • Perfume, toiletries, items for the home & garden.
  • Gadgets, games, toys.
  • Clothing, accessories and more…

Raffle Prizes

  • Larger value items
  • Vouchers
  • Hamper food items – non perishable food and drink items of all kinds kindly welcomed.

Filled Jam Jars. (Be creative as you like here)

  • Please collect your clean glass ‘jam jars’ of any size and fill them with whatever goodies you can fit inside!
  • Think mini stationary, crafting, sewing, small toys, puzzles, collectors cards (lego, Pokémon, football etc) stickers, sweets, loose change (£1 or more), hair accessories, small figures, badges, fun jewellery, temporary tattoos

Handmade Christmas Decorations/Makes

  • Wreaths, foliage arrangements, table decorations (can be dropped on the morning of the fair
  • Tree decorations and ornaments
  • Seasonal Bunting
  • Recycled or aromatic Christmas curiosities.
  • Handmade/recycled redesigned Christmas Cards
  • Seasonal Homemade Preserves & Chutneys (unopened, labelled and dated pls)

Teddy Tombola

  • Soft Toys, Teddies, Plushies & Characters
  • A great way to recycle and de-clutter unwanted and outgrown cuddlies
  • Please ensure that all items are clean, preferably washed and in good usable (and lovable) condition.

Thank you in advance for all your support, every little bit counts to make our Fishergate Christmas Fair the success that it is. Be a part of it in any way you can!

P.s The Friends of Fishergate Primary School Christmas Fair is on Friday 8th December at 3.30pm!! More details coming soon!Friends of Fishergate

FoF *FREE* second hand uniform stall

Do you love a bargain? Is “free” your favourite price?! 

Friends of Fishergate will be running a completely FREE (zero pence required) second hand uniform stall on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th November in the lower school hall straight after school, so come along and stock up. 

We have red jumpers, grey trousers, skirts and pinafores in many sizes. We also have shorts and some summer dresses if you want to be smug and get organised for next year!

So please don’t be shy, think of the money you could save and the environmental benefits of not buying new.

Looking forward to seeing you soon.Friends of Fishergate 😊

FoF Halloween Discos!

Its nearly that time of year again! WOOOOOOOOO!!! BOOOOOOOOO!!
EY/KS1 starts: 6pm – 7pm
KS2 starts: 7.15pm – 8.15pm
Pumpkin Parade, by dark 7pm-7.15pm (between disco sessions)
How will you decorate your pumpkin this year??
Please deliver all entries to the school playground at school drop-off on Friday 20th October for judging and for display as part of the Halloween Disco festivities.
Pumpkin entry is £1. Disco entry is £1.Friends of Fishergate

Halloween Disco, £1 entry. Friday 20th October. EYU&KS1 18:00-19:00. KS" 19:15-20:15. Quiet room for adults with tea and coffee. All children must have an adult with them. NO DROP OFFS. Pumpkin parade 19:00-19:15.

Speed Quiz and Curry Night

Please join us for a very fun-packed Friends of Fishergate School fundraising event at the Speed Quiz and Curry Night on Thursday 12th October at 7pm in the upper School hall, hosted by Speed Quizzings’ very own original, Alan Leach.

Tickets can be purchased in advance and go on sale today (20/9) until Thursday 5th October on a first come first serve basis. Food is included in the ticket price and a cash bar will operate on the night.

Tickets can be purchased from the school office for £5 (cash only) or online where a small booking fee will apply. Please use this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quiz-curry-night-tickets-719771474857

Tickets will also be for sale at the cake sales each Friday afternoon (cash only)

This is an adult only event, but you are welcome to bring family members, neighbours & friends to make up teams.

A maximum of 6 people per team is recommended – create a team or join a team on the night. Speed quizzing requires one team member to download the Speed Quizzing app on their phone or tablet. Where possible please do this before you arrive. Details of the app come with the ticket. Assistance is available on the night to get set up.

Food will be served from 7pm with the quiz starting at 7.30pm until approx 10pm

On the night please enter the school via the side gate on Escrick Street using the Year 3/4 Door upto the school hall. Please bring your ticket or proof of, for entry.

We hope you will join us for a great night’s entertainment.Friends of Fishergate

FoF Summer Fair

Hello Fishergate Families,

It’s the Fishergate Summer Fair on Saturday 8th July and planning is well underway to make it the usual fun and happy day (rumour has it there may even be a bouncy castle there… shhhh!)

As always, we couldn’t do this without the hugely generous help of you all, and wanted to give you enough notice so that if you spot a box of chocolates or a bottle of wine (or lemonade!) on special offer you can snap it up!

Donations Day will be Thursday 6th July so please deliver all your splendid donations for the Summer Fair between 8.45 – 9.00am (drop-off) on Thursday 6th July in the lower school hall. Helpers at tables will be waiting eagerly to collect the various items…

  • This year we are looking for the usual donations along the following lines:
  • Chocolate, Sweet and Biscuit Tombola
    • Chocolate items, sweets, biscuits, gifts and treats
    • Boxes, bars, candies, biscuits, any size, any shape and any flavour!
  • Bottle Tombola
    • Wines, beer, cider, sparkling wines, spirits, posh cordials, mixers, liqueurs, sherry, port, tonics, soft drinks, sparkling water.
    • Bottles must be unopened to be accepted please
    • Please note any children that win a bottle of alcohol at the Fair must have their adult collect it
  • General Tombola
    • NEW or unwanted new giftable items
    • Perfume, toiletries, items for the home & garden
    • Gadgets, games, toys
    • Clothing, accessories and more…
  • Filled Jam Jars (be as creative as you like here)
    • Please collect up your clean glass ‘jam jars’ of any size and fill them with whatever goodies you can fit inside!
    • Think mini stationery, crafting, sewing, small toys, puzzles, collectors cards (lego, Pokémon, football etc) stickers, sweets, loose change (£1 or more), hair accessories, small figures, badges, fun jewellery, temporary tattoos etc. etc!
    • If you have jars that are just empty, we can use them too, so bring them along
  • Teddy Tombola
    • Soft Toys, Teddies, Plushies & Characters
    • Please ensure that all items are clean, preferably washed and in good usable (and lovable) condition
  • Raffle Prizes
    We have already had some fabulous gifts and experiences donated and are hoping for more to make the raffle truly irresistible…
    We would gratefully welcome any: 
    • Larger value items
    • Vouchers
    • Hamper food items
    • non perishable food and drink items of all kinds are kindly welcomed
    • Can your employer/business offer a raffle prize? Any goods or services gratefully accepted!
  • Helpers
    We would also be extremely grateful to have people to help on the day with: 
    • Morning set-up and end of day clearing up
    • Helpers for stalls (enough people for split shifts so everyone gets to enjoy the fair with families too) if you can offer even one hour, that would be a huge help. Please let us know if you can lend a hand.

Everyone is welcome at the Summer Fair, so do bring your family and friends, and help to make the day a huge success! Thank you in advance for all your support, every little bit really does count.

If you would like to be involved (in any way) or are simply curious to hear what’s going to be happening, please don’t hesitate to email Friends on friendsoffishergateschool@gmail.com

Warm & Sunny WishesFriends of Fishergate

Message from FoF about the Summer Fair!

Hello Fishergate Families,

As we start to anticipate the Summer vibes ahead of us, planning has started for the School Summer Fair, so please save these dates!

  • Summer Fair Saturday 8th July 12-3pm  (on the school field next to the Melbourne centre)
  • Donations Day Thursday 6th July (more information on this very soon)

It is really the hi-light of our school fundraising and always lots of fun. Please put it in your diary, come along if you can, bring your family and friends and be a part of it. If you would like to be involved (in any way) or are simply curious to hear what’s going to be happening, please don’t hesitate to contact the school or email Friends on friendsoffishergateschool@gmail.com and we can keep you up-to-date with it all.

You may be able to offer suggestions, improvements, lend a hand or some equipment – all of which are very welcome! Please remember there is never any pressure to do anything you do not want to or can’t. General enthusiasm and emotional support is always very welcome too!

It is the collaborative generosity of you all that ensures events like this happen. Do you have any ideas for new games to include? Face Painting Skills? Any entertainment skills you would like to showcase? Juggling, dancing or acrobatics or musical accompaniment? Could you create a music playlist for interludes in the entertainment area? Could you bake sweet and savoury treats? Help out with face painting? Can your employer offer a raffle prize?

We require people to help for:

  • Morning set-up and end of day clear down
  • Helpers for stalls (enough people for split shifts so everyone gets to enjoy the fair with families too) if you can offer even one hour, that would be a huge help
  • Sort & Organise Donations on Thursday AM july 6th in school

We also need the following equipment:

  • Gazebo’s (several/many as possible)
  • BBQ’s Outdoor rugs/picnic blankets
  • Does anyone have the means to create a large banner for the school gates? Even better one we could reuse each year? Email us if you do.

If you can help out or have ideas, please contact Friends by email or via the school office

Thank you!Friends of Fishergate